Notification issued for the second phase of panchayat surveys

HYDERABAD: With the closure of nominations for the first phase of
gram
panchayat elections, the Telangana State Election Commission (SEC)
has released notification for the second phase of gram panchayat
polls on Friday. As many as 4,137 gram panchayats will go for polls
in the second phase which will also cover 36,620 wards. While
nominations have begun on Friday the last date for nominations is
January 13. Polling will be held on January 25.

The SEC officials said there was overwhelming response to the first
phase of gram panchayat polls with over 1.2 lakh nominations for
both sarpanch
and ward members in 4,400 panchayats. Of the total, 27,940
nominations have come for Sarpanch polls and another 97,690
nominations for 39,800 ward members.

There is a stiff competition for Sarpanch posts in the entire state
in the first phase and highest number of nominations have been
received Nalgonda where 2,231 candidates filed their nominations
for 304 panchayats.